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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1927
Page
2
Leonard A. Barrett argues that poverty is a human problem rooted in ignorance and lack of opportunity. Relieving symptoms with charity helps briefly, but true remedy lies in changing thoughts and providing chances. Ella Wheeler Wilcox is cited on the impact of ideas over mere gold.
The East offers famed myths and epics, with the Arabian Nights as the strongest example. Firdus's Epic of Kings, rendered in verse at royal command, recounts shahs and dragons across a thousand years. The translation is poetical and biblical, dense but engaging, with brilliant Oriental illustrations by A Wilfred Jones.
A Popular Mechanics Magazine piece notes mothers who expose babies to varied rhythms and tempos. It reports one child favored rapid music while another preferred slower melodies. Short sessions of five to ten minutes of soft playing often soothe or quiet crying.
A policeman on point duty stops a car trying to slip past. The driver confesses he did not stop because he had spent half an hour getting the car to start and thought it would be a pity to stop it so soon.
A boy named Reggie, punished for rudeness to his father, is found writing a letter to the archbishop of Canterbury. He declares he is writing to obtain a divorce from both parents. The anecdote appears in London Tit-Bits.
Wilbert L. Merriken, assignee for collection, offers at public sale in front of Denton Court House on August 16, 1927 between 2 and 4 pm the 100 acre tract described in deeds from Pratt T. Taylor to Sallie Ann Taylor and subsequent deeds, excluding a portion in a 1914 Taylor to Charles A. Taylor deed. Improvements include a two story eight room dwelling and several outbuildings. Terms are one half cash the day of sale with balance in six months or all cash. title papers at purchaser expense. Also includes a Denton ordinance on vending food and merchandise on public streets.
The County Commissioners of Caro line county appoint a special collector to gather dog taxes for the Third, Sixth and Seventh Districts for 1927. Collection will occur at named towns on specific July and August dates at local stores and offices. Noncompliance is a misdemeanor with fines or imprisonment. John H. Horsey Jr. is the special collector. 7-23-21.
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